Man: THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF Depression

1. Thou shalt Certainly not wait for you to tell me I’m depressed, before I get help.

2. Thou shalt Have to avoid cooking or using sharp objects.

3. Thou shalt Avoid coveting all your Facebook Friends.

4. Thou Shalt Shower at least once a week!

Title: Affirmations of the Depressed

A few years ago, I wrote my own 10 Commandments for bipolar disorder. I did this after reading someone else’s negative and distorted stigmatic list of commandments that degraded people living with bipolar disorder!

It wasn’t funny, so I figured I would add a little reality and balance to that list and wrote my own, posting it on one of my blogs back in 2007. I thought it was funny and a little educational. There have been many types of 10 Commandments lists for all sorts of things besides bipolar disorder. Since then, I’ve seen that list show up on a dozen or more websites and blogs.